I couldn't afford a guide or to scout before the season opened, but I had 1 million acres of public land on which to find my ...

I’m holding the biggest set of typical antlers any white-tailed deer ever grew. Photo courtesy of Josh Duncan The year 2025 changed the history of white-tailed deer in America. For many people, the ...

OL’s hunting editor recounts how Hanson was never comfortable with the fame that came with tagging the world-record whitetail ...

This story, “The ‘Legend’ of Buck Hollow,” appeared in the January 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Veach’s buck is still one of the largest deer ever killed in Ohio, and is listed at No. 5 for the state ...

Joe Moore has been my hunting buddy since high school. I killed my first deer with a bow out of one of his treestands in 1996. Last week, Joe killed the biggest buck of his life with a bow. He’s been ...

A gigantic buck shot Dec. 10, 2025, in Dane County could rank among the top whitetail deer of its kind ever killed in Wisconsin. Steven Loomans of Madison shot the buck on the final day of the metro ...

When 27-year-old Cody Kabus realized the massive buck he’d just killed after two days of tracking wasn’t actually his deer, he made a decision few hunters would find easy: he returned the buck to the ...

Pennsylvania is one of the best states to go hunting. With so much big game, their welcoming environment allows these animals to thrive. It is famous for its deer hunting opportunities, and locals ...

Joe Moore has been my hunting buddy since high school. I killed my first deer with a bow out of one of his treestands in 1996. Last week, Joe killed the biggest buck of his life with a bow. He’s been ...

There’s a place in the hill country of southern Ohio, not far from the town of Beaver, that the local farmers have called Buck Hollow for as long as anybody can remember. For my money, it’s well named ...